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Beyond NCEA Level 1 Literacy. Literacy beyond the demands of Level 1. Disciplinary Literacy: Literacy skills specialised to history, science, mathematics, literature, or other subject matter .
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Literacy beyond the demands of Level 1 Disciplinary Literacy: Literacy skills specialised to history, science, mathematics, literature, or other subject matter. Intermediate Literacy: Literacy skills common to many tasks, including generic comprehension strategies, common word meanings, and basic fluency. Basic Literacy: Literacy skills such as decoding and knowledge of high-frequency words that underlie virtually all reading tasks. Shanahan & Shanahan’s (2008) model of the increased demand for specialisation of literacy development
Teacher actions for literacy enhancement • Students need exposure to extended texts that require interpretation within the discipline context.
Teacher actions for literacy enhancement • Vocabulary and literacy demands need to go beyond a glossary of terms
Teacher actions for literacy enhancement • Extended discussions to give students opportunities to build and use subject –specific language and demands • Formative assessments should allow practice of skills not just content
Teacher actions for literacy enhancement • Need a focus on critical literacy and instructional depth
New Zealand Curriculum Requirements • “for each area, students need specific help from their teachers as they learn … how to listen and read critically, assessing the value of what they hear and read” (NZC, p. 16).